Traveling apparatus for rinsing and drying rugs



NOV. 24, 1931. A, PEHL 1,833,259

TRAVELING APPARATUS FOR RINSING AND DRYING RUGS Filed Dec. 30, 1929 0 i2 19 Z I final-re w J: P6715 Patented Nov. 193! I UNITE/D ZSTATESQPATENT AN REW a. PEEL, or sEaTT E, wasnm eron'. ASSIGNORIBY ivnesnn' nssrsmrnnrs}r "TO HENRY ApifliEAvENs AND W LLIAM o. anrfras nsyiaomn OF 'SEATCDLEQW'ASH-f INGTONV Application filed Decemlier-30, l9 29. Seria1,No.;417, 443.

(I This invention relatestoan apparatus and;

process for distributing liquids, and for forcingfliquids from fabrics, and particularly from rugs and carpets.

In the cleaning of larg'ea'ug'sand carpets, it is customary to apply to the goodsa sufficient quantity of suitable liquids with. soap or other cleansing chemicals to saturate the goods andto thenscrub or otherwise treat the saturated goods till the dirtisdriven there from or ready to be rinsed therefrom, and

' thereafter to force the liquids from the goods by running the same through, or between, large wringer rolls, s milar in construction to the ordinary clothes wringers of smaller proportions. But this mannerof forcing out the liquids hasbeen verv unsatisfactory as it required the united efforts of several workmen to raise and guidefthe-fabrics' throughthe" "olls. and with the best care, the fabrics have frequently been wrinkled, pulled askew and the Weave distorted, to,the injury of the.

goods. And for rinsing the water has generally been applied manually the workmen. I V t i a It is therefore among the objects of this invention to providean apparatus, ortraveL' ing wringer, for distributing liquids and rinsing wateriove'r the fabrics and particularly to forcethe liquids from the fabrics as the same are rinsed. andready to be dried; and such work to be performed on the fabrics without movingthe same, and by. a single workman. h i f A further object of this invention is to provide a process or method of so cleaning, rins ing and drying the fabrics vhile'thefsame are spread out upon a flat surface, without moving the fabrics, by rolling over the goods res l ent pressure roller;

With these and other objects as may hereinafter appear, I have illustrated mv appa- '.Figure 3 is '50 ratus by the accompanying drawing, of

which: I I

Figure 1 is a top plan thereof; Figure 2 is a front elevation taken on lines 22 of Figure 1;

a view taken y from one in section end; and

" RAVEL N APPARATUS FOR RINSING Ann DRYING Russ 5;

lines 4 4 of. Figure 2.

Figured is across section" vi w tak bn 1 Like numeralson the Y resent like parts.

Numeral 5 represents 'a, .liorizontaljf plat; formor floor of any desired dimensions suf fici'enttb permit the desired size 'ofrugs' or i carpets to be spread out thereon for wetcle'an-j mg. The floor may be madevof anysuitable material, and. cement hasibe'enffound' sa'tis-f factory. 6"shovvs anyrug or" fabric thatq" and drying.

' .7 illustrates placed across andover the'fabric tobe rolled, for forcing the liquids therefrom.- ,This'ro ller may; beztubular, but is f referab yromed 'hasbeenspread out-on the floor for cleaning a "long" round pressure" roller with a hard core andthick cover'ffthereover 1 of flexible ,material such as rubbenforconl taICting with the "fabric without injuring the same I andffor receivingjn'dents" from any seams or rlbs'or other irregular thickness of t 10 and'e'n'd frames 11 and 12. The rolls 8 straddle the roller. 7 andiimpinge upon and turn thesame, as" the rolls'are rotated as here-*- j inafter shown, whereby they pressure rollt? rolled over and-across thefabricand the liq uid pressed therefrom b'y the weight offthe rOllsand thelcarria'ge and 'loadthereon." 3H t y 13isa deck builton'theiframe'orjcarriage,

whereon is mounted a reversible electricl 'nio tor, 14, of any well known type; A; drive shaft 15 projects fromthemotor andthrough any suitable. journal box 16, on the frame [12, and terminates beyond the 'samefwithina' fixeddriving pinion 17. j This pinionmeshe's in a gear wheel 18"affixed on-the end of a stub shaft 19, which extends through the frame 12 and journaled-on the deck at 20.

Afiixed to the shaft 19 between thegear 18 and the fram e, is adriving gear wheel21 which meshesjwith: and turns twosimila'rgear hee1s22 afiixed to the ends of spindles 23 projected from the rolls 8. Similar. spindles24 project from the opposite ends ofthe opposite sides form and press rics thereon spread. The rolls 8 'are'of iron orothei'heavy materlal preferably. noncorror'olls8, and all turn freely in: suitable journal bearings. edto the bottoms of the end frames 11 and 12. r

" It will thus be seen that as the motor turns theshaft 15,that1the chain of gears cause the rolls8 to revolve in thesarnev directions" and so impinging on the pressure rolii on thereof will cause the roll 7 to revolve or rollfacross the supporting plat-- the'liquids out from the fab- I sive, and? withsufiibieht rigidity to present. an

over. andby the roll 7?, theseat. and weights. in 80 A seat 26. is; preferably erected up on'the weightsplace deck.

"back, but. prevent any lateral. or

ev n. pressure on the full length of the pres i sure roll, both for. rotating thesa e and'ffor holding thesan e' evenly upon the surfaceto bepressed beneath;

and ad'- de'ekt whereonv the operator may ride,

ditional weight is suppliedto the carriage as. may he needed by means. of any suitable din. ahopper. 27 therefor on the.

' In order to prevent the carriage froin tip' pingtoone. side whileibeing transportedthe hopperare placed slightly! tov one side ofthe. roll-11,, Wherebjy the carriage. normally tends to iti. ,only toward that. side,;and' ex 7 tensions 28Vfrom the end frames are provided withwheels 29 for supporting that side of the carriage' -and" for guidingthe carriage eve 111v. across the platform and fabric.

And 'toassure the latterobject, grooves or Ghannel-irons-BO are provided upon Chem:

bedded across the ends ofsthe platform which the whee1*sroll' freely? forward and diagonal m tien of the carriageby reason of square Thepo sts' are slidably posisiorr frames 28..

between. the yokes groove, except as held {therein by the spring.

The reversible motor is provided with a shift lever 34k, which 'may be used the; op:

orator for reversing, the: motor to cause the I carriage to move either forward or back ac- I cordingly-as the, lever is thrown in the direc tion desired, .andis provided with a ce'nt ral i or neutral position for disconnecting the ins} pelling current.

. 1Thereis also'prov ded means for automati 'call v reversing the direction of travel of the carriage as 1t v reaches the desired limits for travel respectively as by a shiftrod 35pivot typefor any purpose,

and ,helical from the motor.

This rod is of approiiiinately thesalne 7a length 'as'the Width of. the"carriage, and when the lever is turned or thrownito either side,

fluids to the fabric or'rinsiiig'ivvatefl'fl ereto after being cleaned, I provide tw'o'smtable center, bentinward: and upward as 38, .39 and attached respectively to opposite. sides of any suitable three way valve of well known ed or yoked at its center to the shift lever with the rod slidably supported on a bracket 86, l

't the respective end of the rodprojectsbeyond therespeetive frame/991110..

1 In order to supply.,nyl'desiredgcleaning 7 p is perforated pipes:3i along beneaththe side frames connected centrally by pipes at the.

indicatedas 4:0, which'is provided ashift lever 41, and a hose bibb extension 4-2,.whereon any flexible hose may be attached I forfsupplying the desiredliquid. By meanbj T of the shift lever 41 ,the; operatorimay cause.

the liquid to flow alternately from e ither'o'f the pipes 37 upon the fabric, 01-; inay cu-t o'fi he'flow to both, when itldesiredfonl rftoforce allliq uid fromtherugj;

In order to. raise. the front side of; carriage particularly for the. re

7, as for inserting another nioval of the roll roller of different constructionor length, for;

jdiiferent sortstof material,- I provide at the corners of the fra ne' opposite the wheels;

suitable elevatorsorevf. posts 43 .whichihe'sh vwith corresponding threads in holes through the frames; 1.. also provide short. levers 44' at. thetopsof the. posts,;whereh v they may beturned and the lower en'ds thereofiprojected' below the frames. against ithe f flofoir or platform tillthe frameand attached rolls 8 have been disconnectedfrom 'theroll 'r'f' or E elevated above the same, whereupon; theroll 7 mavbeeasily removed. I

While. I have. so. shown one: paratus whereby the. rugs and other fabrics may be cleaned. rinsed, and liquidipr essed therefrom, vet I do not limit my invention forin of ape to. such particular form of apparatueand further. desire to clainrpa.rticu1arlyj}the .lnethod described, of spreading rugs, carpets and other fabrics on flat surfaces, and rolling thereover suitable 'flemble faced pressure 1 rollers, and thereby pressing from such fab} ricsfthe liquid therefroiniwi'thout mev'in the fabrics, and further theraethodflofsupplvin-srto su'ch fabrics while being: so.- rolled the same;

any desired liquids forcleaning or rinsing 3 In the art of cleaning, and particularlv rinsing: rugs, it is necessary that they be alternately Wettechor moistened, and thenw rolled or run-g several; times, in. order'to: reif" H move all dirt and cleansing ;ma-tter;therefrom; and nv- .apq iaratus performsboth functions together, as the rinsing is applied-from the pipes in'advan'ce of the} drying roller behind, While the apparatus crosses over the rug, any number of times requlred. Y

p I have not shown any specific means of connecting themotor with circuit wires for electricity, but any ordinary attachments are used, and in some cases I use a rheostat inthe line to enable the operator to control the current particularly when starting the 'motor.

liquid lever 41 to alternately change the streams of water from one to the other of the pipes, Such "shifting may be done by providing shifting. means similarto that j l shown for automatically shifting the motor or reversing the same. 7 V

roller, a movable carriage, two rolls rotatably attached to the carriagefand held astride the pressure roll bythe weight OfthGl carnage, a reversible motor mounted'onthe' carriage and operatively connected with the driving rolls for rotating-[the same and rolle ing the pressure roll overit he rug to be dried," j wheels on oneside ofthe carriage to prevent the same from tipping and to guide the car ,riage in a straight line across'the platform,

perforated pipes along the, sides of the carriage for dispensing liquids upon the rug through the pipes. a

In testimony whereof I aflixm signature.

Additional means may also be provided for guiding the line of travel ofthe carriage, and

I do'not limit myself to such suggested addi tions.

Having described my invention I claim as 7 new: r q

1. An apparatusfor forcing liquids from wet fabrics, comprising a long pressure roller mounted over a rigid platfornmand two parallel driving rollers mounted astridethepressure roller and supported thereby, for operating the pressure roller by frictional contact therewith and to roll the same over the plat- 1 form, and means for driving the rollers.

2. An apparatus for pressingliquids from 0 fabrics, comprising a frame, along pressure 'roller positioned beneath said frame, two

driving rollers rotatably mounted beneath'the frame and in straddling position over the pressure roller and means for rotating the driving rollers for rolling the pressure roll overa wet fabric on a fixedsurface.

3. An apparatus for remov ng liquids from wet carpet rugs, comprising a movable carriage, two driving rolls 'rotatably mounted beneath the carriage, a pressure roller beneath the driving rolls and'operatedtherebv,means carried by the carriage for turning the driving rolls whereby the pressure roll is rotated along beneath the carriage while supporting f the same, over the rug. 7

4. An apparatus for forcing liquids from carpet rugs while spread over a fixed plat form, comprislng, a pressure roller, a movable carriage supported by said pressureroller, a reversible motor affixed to the carriage and operatively connected with the pressure a roller for rotating the same and to thereby 7 move the carriageover the platform, and a lever operatively connected with the motor for reversing the same. 7

An apparatus for pressing liquidsfrom a carpet rugand for simultaneously rinsing Y "the same comprising an elongated pressure as'the carriage is moved over the. same, and;

means for controlling the supply, 0f'llql11d. 

